Imaging Scientist Intern

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Varex Imaging Corporation

Posted 2 months ago

Internship

San Jose, California

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Responsibilities

The intern will perform Monte Carlo modeling of X-ray transport in diagnostic imaging systems and investigate methods to address nonlinearities in CT reconstructions. Responsibilities also include modeling charge transport in photon counting detectors and acquiring experimental data.

Qualifications

You are a Masters or Ph.D. student in physics, electrical engineering, or a related field. You have experience with the physics of X-ray photon transport, CT calibration and reconstruction principles, and numerical methods. You are also proficient in C++, Matlab, or Python, and have hands-on X-ray and CBCT lab experience.

Must Have Skills for ATS

GEANT4

X-ray photon transport

CT calibration

CT reconstruction

Numerical methods

Optimization techniques

C++

Matlab

Python

X-ray lab experience

CBCT lab experience

DQE simulations

Job Description

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Summary

Varex Imaging Inc., the world’s largest supplier of X-ray imaging components used in devices such as computed tomography (CT) scanners and cargo inspection systems, is seeking an enthusiastic imaging scientist to perform Monte Carlo modeling of X-ray transport in diagnostic imaging systems and to investigate methods to address the modeled nonlinearities in CT reconstructions.

You will join a team that develops pre-processing and reconstruction software for direct and indirect detectors.


What you will do:

Model x-ray and charge transport in photon counting detectors using GEANT4 and other tools.
Model x-ray transport (primary and scatter) through the human anatomy.
Acquire experimental data.
Investigate the impacts of detector nonlinearities on CT reconstructions, and investigate possible remediations.
Perform DQE simulations.


Skills required:

- Physics of X-ray photon transport
- CT calibration and reconstruction prinicipals
- Numerical methods and optimization techniques
- C++, Matlab or Python
- X-ray and CBCT lab experience


Skill desired:

- Cloud computing
- GEANT4


Education & Experience:

- Ph.D or Masters Student in physics, electrical engineering, or a related field.



The summer internship will run from May 2026 thru August 2026

Job Description

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)

Work Shift:

First Shift

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

Benefits and Perks

Varex Imaging provides competitive pay and benefits to support the financial, physical, and emotional well-being of the people who make our company successful.

  • Holiday Pay
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • 401K match
  • Friendly Work Environment
  • Career Advancement Opportunities

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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Varex Imaging Corporation

Our Mission: Through the talent of our people and vision of customers, we help improve and save lives throughout the world by making the invisible visible. Our Vision: To be the preferred global partner for innovative x-ray imaging solutions. Varex Imaging Corporation is the world’s largest independent supplier of medical X-ray tubes and image processing solutions. From medical imaging to cargo screening and border security, our components are used by X-ray imaging system manufacturers everywhere to detect, diagnose, and protect. Our products are designed to harness the power of X-ray energy to pioneer advances in any application. This requires us to maintain an extensive catalog, and we are a leading supplier of high-voltage connectors, ionization chambers, mammography paddles, and solid state automatic exposure control systems for digital imaging. As a leader in imaging components, our goal is to help our customers become world-class system suppliers by strengthening their competitiveness and enabling them to bring products to market faster. Our rich history spans 65+ years of dedication to the imaging industry, but our everyday work is devoted to our partners’ success.
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